Cord take-up



Dec. 28 1926.

R. ENDSLEY CORD TAKE-UP Filed April 14, 5

' ATTORNEY i WITNESS: 1

Patented Dec. I 28, 1926.

UNITED STATES ROBERT ENDSLEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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Application filed April 14, 1925. Serial No. 23,090.

This invention contemplates the provision of an improved cord adjuster, and primarily constructed for use in taking up or adjusting the slack in the conducting cord of an electric appliance to permit of the extension and recession of the cord; and further one which is simple in construction, may be manufactured and sold at a minimum cost and may be easily and readily associated with an ironing board to facilitate the attachment of such or the removal thereof with an ironing board in an expeditious manner.

The invention also aims to provide a novel arrangement and construction of parts to facilitate a quick, convenient and secure attachment of the cord adjuster with an ironing board for retaining the adjuster in an upright and non-obstructingposition with respect to the ironing board. With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing board with my improved cord adjuster associated therewith.

Figure 2 is aside elevation of the cord adjuster withnthe holder therefor shown in section,

Figure 3 is a front elevation.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, and in order that aelear understanding of the invention may be had, I have illustrated my improved cord adjuster, denoted by the character 5, as attached to one extreme end of an ironing board A.

To facilitaterof a quick'and secure connection of the cord adjuster 5 with the ironing board A use is made of a holder which is stamped from a single piece of metal and includes a base 7 and .a substantially U-shaped body'portion 8. Screws or other suitable fastening'means indicated at 9 may.

beemployed for attaching the-holder to the ironing board, and such fastening means pass 6 through the ears 10 of the holder. The connecting wall 11 of the holder is stamped out to provide therein a pair of inwardly bulged vertically aligned sockets o r' straps 12 into.

which is inserted the straight shank portion 13 formed at the lower end of the cord ad'- juster 5, permitting of the latter to be detachably connected with the holder or removed therefrom as the occasion may demand.

The cord adjuster 5 is here shown as formed from a single length of wire or the like material bent at a point adjacent the lower end thereof and at the top end of the shank 13 to provide a pair of coils 14, lending resiliency to the cord adjuster and, as better shown in Figure 1. permits of the extension and recession of the cord when the movement of the electric iron B or the like 1 electrical appliance is desired. The coil 15 is in the nature of a clampand this clamp receives between the coils or jaws thereof the conducting cord 16 to the iron B.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I

desire to have it understood that-I do not limit myself to what'is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the sco e of what is claimed.

aving thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

'1. A cord take-up of the character described comprising a metallic holder includ ing a late having ears extending therefrom and a apted to be connected with a fiat surface, a substantially U-shaped body portion rising from'said plate, and provided with a pair ofspaced vertically aligned sockets formed therein, a cord receiving means associated with said holder and being formed from a single piece of resilient material, coiled adjacent its lower end and thence extended downwardly to terminate in, a shank adapted to be inserted in the aligned sockets of'the holder for detachable association therewith, and the said material vbeing bent at its upper end to provide a coil forming a clampingmeans for the cord.

4 2. As a new article of manufacture. a cord adjuster for use in taking up or adjusting the slack in the eonducting'cord of an electric appliance, said cord adjuster comprising a single length of resilient material bent to provide on the lower end thereof a shank, coils formed at the point of intersection of the shank with the adjuster proper, and a and straps disposed in superimposed relasecond set of coils provided at the extreme tion on said substantially U-shaped member upper end of the adjuster and aligning verto receive the shank. tically with the former-mentioned coils and In testimony whereof he afiixes his sig- 5 a holder including a plate, apertured ears nature.

formed on' said plate, a substantially U-shaped member rising from said plate, ROBERT ENDSLEY. 

